Writing Accidentals

Sharps: These are drawn with four separate strokes, in a grid.

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Flats: Drawn like a lowercase b, either in one continuous motion or in two separate strokes.

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Double-flats: Drawn with two flats (lowercase b).

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Double-sharps: Drawn like the letter X, in two strokes.

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Naturals: Drawn in two strokes, like an L and then an upside-down L.

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StaffPad will display accidentals if they are the result of a transposed score or transposition.

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